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General election 2024 live: Tories hit new poll low 26 points behind Labour as Sunak’s party loses support fast There is no bias in the title provided Key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservatives have hit their lowest vote share yet in a weekly tracker poll after voters apparently turned away from the party when Rishi Sunak called a snap election. According to Techne UK, the Tories now have the support of just 19 per…

Court backlog target in England and Wales no longer achievable, says NAO Watchdog says outstanding caseload has increased from 60,000 to 67,573 since MoJ set target of 53,000 in 2021 The Ministry of Justice’s ambition to reduce the backlog in crown courts in England and Wales to 53,000 by March next year is no longer achievable, a parliamentary watchdog has said. The MoJ set the target in October 2021 when the outstanding caseload was 60,000, but by the end of last year it had reached 67,573 – its highest level ever – according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.…

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Martin Lewis issues bill ‘fix’ update ahead of Ofgem price cap announcement The MoneySavingExpert founder has spoken out ahead of the expected energy price cap reductionThe article discusses the impact of climate change on global food security. Researchers warn that rising temperatures and extreme weather events are threatening crop yields and food production worldwide. The changing climate is also exacerbating food insecurity in vulnerable regions, leading to increased hunger and malnutrition. Urgent action is needed to address these challenges and ensure a sustainable food supply for future generations. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/martin-lewis-issues-bill-fix-29228117 Martin Lewis money saving hack

Driving a car gives us freedom to get out and about whenever we want to but it doesn’t have to break the bank. To help you out, Which? has listed the cheapest and most expensive cars to insure for all ages plus for under 25s, using research from GoCompare. On average per year, the most expensive car to insure will cost £1,200 with the cheapest costing a much more affordable £241. Which cars are the cheapest to insure? According to Which? and GoCompare’s research, these are the 10 cheapest cars to insure, all of which cost less than £300: Peugeot 206…

Urgent measles warning to people on board Ryanair flight from London | UK News People on a Ryanair flight from London to Dublin may have been exposed to measles. Fears are rising that passengers and crew on Flight FR123 could have contracted the contagious disease. This is the latest warning from the Health Service Executive (HSE) after more than 74 cases were detected in London alone in April. But infections have been on the rise across all of Great Britain and Ireland. HSE is advising those on board the plane travelling between Gatwick and Dublin at 8.10pm last Thursday that…

Woman winched to safety after falling off Isle of Wight pleasure cruise A woman who fell overboard from a pleasure cruise was stuck in the water for more than two hours before being rescued by helicopter off the coast of the Isle of Wight. A huge search using helicopters and rescue boats was launched when the woman vanished into the English Channel, south of Ventnor at around 1.45pm. The woman was finally located around 6 miles South of St Catherine’s Point and she was winched to safety by a HM Coastguard helicopter at around 4pm. The Island Echo reported that…

Australian in intensive care with severe spinal injury after ‘horrifying’ Singapore flight, husband says Kerry Davis was flung to ceiling when flight SQ321 hit turbulence before falling motionless to floor of plane Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An Australian woman suffered a spinal injury and has no sensation from her waist down after her flight to Singapore hit extreme turbulence earlier this week, as others onboard are treated for skull and brain injuries. The Boeing 777-300ER hit what an airline official described as “sudden…

Tech titan Mike Lynch testifies at fraud trial that Autonomy was ‘not perfect’ UK founder, accused of inflating sales and misleading regulators, takes stand and says he wasn’t fully responsible for firm’s decisions British entrepreneur Mike Lynch took the stand on Thursday in a San Francisco federal courthouse as a key witness in his own criminal fraud trial, defending his role at Autonomy, the tech firm he co-founded and then sold. While the government has painted the matter as a clear case of fraud, Lynch in his testimony attempted to highlight more complexity, stating that like any business, Autonomy was…